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Planetary hours · Essen (Germany)

Planetary hours
in Essen.

The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.

Planetary day of Wednesday, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
08:37
Sunset
16:31
Next sunrise
08:37

A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Berlin).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:16
  2. 2☽︎ Moon09:16 – 09:56
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 10:35
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:15
  5. 5♂︎ Mars11:15 – 11:55
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:55 – 12:34
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:34 – 13:14
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 13:53
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:53 – 14:33
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:12
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:12 – 15:52
  12. 12♂︎ Mars15:52 – 16:31

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun16:31 – 17:52
  2. 2♀︎ Venus17:52 – 19:12
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:12 – 20:33
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:33 – 21:53
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:53 – 23:14
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:34
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:55
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:55 – 03:15
  9. 9♀︎ Venus03:15 – 04:35
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:56
  11. 11☽︎ Moon05:56 – 07:16
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:37

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Essen?

On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 16:31: the day lasts 7h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 16h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 08:37 to 09:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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